Who are these Douchebags?
So, I think it's about time we introduce ourselves. I'll let Kylin do her own introduction. But I figure I'll give you a bit of background on how this all began while I'm at it.
I'm Dan, I'm the writer and original creator of Shufflestuck (though it'd be unfair if I didn't say that Kylin has contributed more than enough to consider herself a creator as well). I first read homestuck about a year ago, I think (has it really been that long?) I remember that I had finally caught up just in time for the scratch.
Anyway, I've always had an interest in writing, and I'm actually also working a full novel of my own (but I won't shamelessly plug, it's not even close to done). I'm also a huge fan of video games, computers, and... well, pretty much anything else nerdy. While I might not be acquainted with all of the big ones yet, I haven't met a fandom I didn't like, and that goes double for Homestuck.
The concept of Shufflestuck actually began with just one or two fantrolls (I'll let you guys guess which ones), and from there, I just decided. "I've already got a few, why not just make a full 12 fantrolls?" So I eventually did, adn I was pretty satisfied. But now I had all these characters... but nothing to do with them. I'm certainly not artistic enough to draw them, and just writing a story wouldn't really be enough, considering the medium of Homestuck. So, I came up with the idea of Shufflestuck.
I needed an artist, and did I find a great one! I just popped a message onto Kylin's tumblr after noticing some of her work, and she was just as enthusiastic as I was! I'll leave her story to her, though.
Anyway, this post has started to get pretty long winded, any longer and I might have to start throwing in some 6's and 9's just to seem normally long. If you see a post from me, chances are it's related to the plot or characters directly, so be warned that some may have spoilers. THIS IS YOUR WARNING NOW. Alongside Kylin's concept art, I'll start posting concept dialogues and various things like that. They won't be canon, but they might give you some insight into the characters, or into my thought process. Or just at some ideas that were scrapped.